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Originally Posted by Thespiralgoeson

All this talk of the luxury tax frankly makes me despise the concept of the tax itself and makes me really wish the league would get rid of it. Ostensibly, the purpose of the luxury tax is to discourage wealthier teams from just spending more money than poorer teams can afford to. When you think about it though, it seems to have the exact opposite effect. Who are the few teams that are going to be undeterred by the luxury tax? The ones with the most money, of course. Which teams are going to be scared off by the tax? The ones that can't afford to pay it, obviously.

Owners should be encouraged to spend lavishly on their teams, not discouraged. The league should not be punishing owners for putting winning above their other business priorities. The absolute worst thing an owner can be is a cheapskate.

Exactly, winning should be awarded, you get to the conference finals, you should have all taxes rescinded. You get to the playoffs, taxes go down 50%.